Save the date for the following fall programs at the Washington State Library!

An evening program on Wednesday, November 19, at 6:30 PM will feature Al Eufrasio and Jeff Davis, co-authors of Weird Washington, with seating in the main Reading Room on WSL’s 2nd floor.

Two brown-bag luncheon programs will also be offered.

Wednesday, October 29, 2008 at 12:10 PM our genealogy librarians Kathryn Devine and Kim Smeenk will present “Tracking Kurt Cobain through Washington Vital Records.” They will track Kurt Cobain and his ancestors’ vital records to illustrate what records are available in Washington, where they are held, and what resources are available to locate them.

Thursday, November 13, 2008 at 12:10 PM Carolyn Petersen and Kathryn Hamilton Wang will give a book talk suggesting outstanding books set in the Pacific Northwest that you may have missed. Seating is limited and available on a first come basis. Both events will take place in Room 221.

For more information about any of these upcoming programs, please contact Library Events at (360) 704-5269 or wslevents@secstate.wa.gov

Welcome to the new Washington State Library Public Services blog!  After two successful years being hosted by Wordpress, we’re happy to make a new home right here on our official website.  What this means:

Those of you whose computers were blocked from accessing blogging websites like Wordpress should now be able to access our most recent news and features.

You shouldn’t notice any change in our content.  We’ll still feature Newspaper Gems, Government Documents, and notices about our Events.  We’re also looking in to the possibility of posting book reviews and expanding our Research Success Stories.

This is a great time to let us know what features you’d like to see here.  If you have ideas about Washington, Northwest, or State Library themed content you’d like to read about, just leave a comment on this post.  You can also drop us an email at: askalibrarian@secstate.wa.gov.  We read all our comments and are eager to gather new ideas on how to improve.

Stay tuned!